The development of web- and smartphone-based knowledge translation tools for clinical exercise prescription

There is a growing need for the development of guidelines related to best practices in the treatment of chronic disease. Clinical practice guidelines have become an important means of translating scientific evidence, identifying gaps in the literature, distributing new knowledge, and improving patient care. Following a teleconference, and an in-person meeting between national and international authorities on the best practices in clinical exercise rehabilitation, as well as various computer science specialists who have worked previously with our research group, the key messages and guidelines for clinical exercise prescription will be identified. These key messages will then be developed into a series of web- and smartphone-based applications to increase the distribution of the information. The benefit of these applications to the Health & Fitness Program of BC lies in their ability to disseminate current information regarding the most effective preventative strategies for prominent medical conditions and obesity.

Faculty Supervisor:

Darren Warburton

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Partner:

Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

The University of British Columbia

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